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To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total amount of uncollected poll tax, post poll tax abolition.

Asked by
Lord Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 August 2020
Reference
HL7161
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount of monies due under the Community Charge which remain unpaid.

Asked by
Lord Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2017
Reference
HL2515
House
House of Lords

Twenty-five years ago yesterday, the hated poll tax was imposed on the people of Scotland. That ended with the Prime Minister being kicked out of office by her own party. Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to apologise for that imposition?

Asked by
Frank Roy (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 April 2014
Reference
578 c881
House
House of Commons

I am sorry; I did not catch the beginning of the hon. Gentleman’s question. Would it be possible for him to ask it again, Mr Speaker? I do not know whether it was the same as the question about the Scottish National party.

Answered by
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 April 2014
Reference
578 c881
House
House of Commons

Yes, let us hear it again.

Member
John Bercow (Speaker)
Type
Oral question time interventions
Date
2 April 2014
Reference
578 c881
House
House of Commons

Twenty-five years ago yesterday, the hated poll tax was imposed on the people of Scotland. That ended with the Prime Minister being kicked out by her own party. Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to apologise for that tax?

Member
Frank Roy (Labour)
Type
Oral question time interventions
Date
2 April 2014
Reference
578 c883
House
House of Commons

I have made clear my view about this issue many, many times over many, many years. I think the council tax is a much better replacement. The key now is to keep the levels of council tax down. That is why Government Members support a freeze.

Answered by
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 April 2014
Reference
578 c883
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers
Notes
Raynsford/Nick written statement 11.10.2004; Received 11.09.04
Date
11 October 2004
Reference
Cm 6321
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Date
12 July 2004
Reference
HC 402 2003/04
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on the threat of reintroducing poll tax by the Conservative Party.
Asked by
Clive Efford (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
26 May 2004
Reference
421 c1560
House
House of Commons
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 26th May. (Question not printed).
Asked by
Clive Efford (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 May 2004
Reference
421 c1560; 175600
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Tony Blair (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 May 2004
Reference
421 c1560
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Tony Blair (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 May 2004
Reference
421 c1560
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the comments made by the honourable Member for Meriden in an interview with The Times on Tuesday 25th May, when she responded to a question on whether any future Conservative Government would reintroduce the poll tax by stating that 'We will look at that. Fairness is...

Primary sponsor
Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 May 2004
Reference
1285
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much uncollected poll tax revenue remains outstanding in the UK, broken down by local authority. - Inc figure and fact that the ODPM does not currently collect information on the level of community charge arrears. Figures for Wales and Scotland are a matter...

Asked by
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 March 2003
Reference
101512; 401 c112W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many people able to pay the (a) community charge or (b) council tax refused to do so in each of the last 10 years; and from how many people the taxes could not be recovered by attachment to earnings or benefits....

Asked by
Andy King (Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 March 2003
Reference
100615; 401 c44W
House
House of Commons

In how many cases people have been committed to prison by magistrates' courts for local tax default since the poll tax was introduced; and how many such committals were subsequently declared unlawful by the High Court. [HL 166]. - Includes table.

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2002
Reference
HL 166; 641 c110WA
House
House of Lords

What representations they have had concerning the penalty of committal to prison in default of payment of community charge, council tax and other local taxes; and whether they have any plans to amend the law to abolish the penalty. [HL 167].

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 2002
Reference
641 c113WA; HL 167
House
House of Lords

That this House notes that the poll tax, which brought such misery to so many, was finally ended 10 years ago today, 21st March; celebrate the anniversary of its demise; but warns that many of the architects of the tax are now in the Shadow Cabinet and are prospective parliamentary...

Primary sponsor
Anne Begg (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
21 March 2001
Reference
475
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that the poll tax was abolished 10 years ago on 21st March 1991 and that it was widely regarded as the most unfair and inequitable system of taxation devised since the Middle Ages; recalls that the Right honourable Member for Kensington and Chelsea, the Shadow Chancellor,...

Primary sponsor
Gordon Prentice (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
20 March 2001
Reference
467
House
House of Commons